News To Know From Cincinnati’s News 5 Today. It’s Wednesday, May 30, 2012 #in May 30, 2012

Local News

• BREAKING: TWO PEOPLE STABBED TO DEATH IN EAST PRICE HILL.  POLICE SAY ONE VICTIM WAS 12-YEARS-OLD; SECOND VICTIM REPORTEDLY A WOMAN IN HER 40’S.  INCIDENT HAPPENED THIS MORNING AT THE ELBERON GARDEN APARTMENTS
• BOONE CO: WORKPLACE HOMICIDE UNDER INVESTIGATION.  VICTIM IDENTIFIED AS MICHELLE MOCKBEE OF FT MITCHELL
• SEARCHERS LOOKING FOR THE BODY OF A 22-YR-OLD MAN.  MISSING MAN REPORTEDLY DISAPPEARED IN GREAT MIAMI RIVER
• READING OFFICER HIT BY CAR, SERIOUSLY INJURED.  OFFICER WAS CHASING AN ASSAULT SUSPECT.  DRIVER WILL NOT BE CHARGED, SUSPECT HAS NOT BEEN CAUGHT
• LARGE PIECE OF GAS-PRODUCING EQUIPMENT ON THE MOVE.  TRUCKS MOVING EQUIPMENT ARE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR.  EQUIPMENT IS BEING MOVED FROM THE OHIO RIVER TO MIDDLETOWN
• LOCAL STUDENTS TAKING PART IN NATIONAL SPELLING BEE TODAY.  MANU NAIR & MIRA O’DONNELL WILL COMPETE IN D.C.
• SPCA ADOPTION EVENT; EMERITUS AT LONG COVE POINTE; 11AM – 2PM.  EMERITUS IS A SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY ON IRWIN SIMPSON RD IN MASON
• KY TRANSPORTATION DEPT WANTS INPUT ON PROPOSED HANDS PK PROJECT.  PUBLIC MEETING ON PROJECT IS TONIGHT FORM 6-8PM AT CALVARY CHRISTIAN HS
• ‘STAYS IN VEGAS’ ROCKS PARTY IN THE PARK TONIGHT AT SAWYER PT; 5-10PM

National/World News

• MITT ROMNEY WINS TEXAS GOP PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY.  ROMNEY NOW HAS DELEGATES NEEDED TO CLINCH NOMINATION
• ACLU LAWSUIT CHALLENGES GAY MARRIAGE BAN IN ILLINOIS
• U.S. HOUSE CONSIDERS GENDER-BASED ABORTION BILL.  BILL WOULD MAKE ABORTIONS BASED ON GENDER ILLEGAL
• OFFSHORE EARTHQUAKE HITS NEAR MALIBU, CA.  4.0 MAGNITUDE QUAKE STRUCK NEAR CHANNEL ISLANDS REGION
• ITALY: SEARCH CONTINUES FOR QUAKE SURVIVORS; 16 DEAD
• BOMB KILLS NATO COALITION MEMBER IN AFGHANISTAN
• U.S. DECIDES TO EXPEL SYRIA’S TOP ENVOY.  MOVE COMES AFTER 100 CIVILIANS WERE KILLED IN HOULA.  STATE DEPT HOLDS “SYRIAN GOVT RESPONSIBLE” FOR DEATHS
• BRITAIN’S HIGH COURT: JULIAN ASSANGE CAN BE EXTRADITED.  WIKILEAKS FOUNDER HAS BATTLED EXTRADITION TO SWEDEN
• NC: GUITAR LEGEND DOC WATSON HAS DIED. HE WAS 89.  BLIND FROM AGE 1 WATSON MASTERED THE FLAT-PICKING STYLE

Sports News

• MLB: REDS 8 PIRATES 1 (W: BAILEY)    
• GAME DELAYED 2 HRS DUE TO RAIN IN PITTSBURGH
• HOMER BAILEY: COMPLETE GAME 4-HITTER; BAILEY THREW 103 PITCHES, 77 WERE STRIKES    
• JAY BRUCE: 2 DOUBLES & 2 RBI’S; TODD FRAZIER: DOUBLE, TRIPLE
• NL CENTRAL: REDS (28-21) HAVE 1.5 GAME LEAD OVER CARDS
• NEXT: REDS GO FOR SERIES WIN TONIGHT; 7:05PM
• NBA: THUNDER 111 SPURS 120; SPURS LEAD SERIES 2-0; SPURS SET NBA FOR MOST CONSECUTIVE WINS BRIDGING FROM SEASON TO PLAYOFFS
• FRENCH OPEN: SERENA WILLIAMS LOSES IN 1ST ROUND.  WILLIAMS STUNNED BY FRANCE’S VIRGINIE RAZZANO
• GOLF: FRED COUPLES NAMED CAPTAIN OF U.S. PRESIDENT’S CUP TEAM.  NICK PRICE WILL LEAD INTERNATIONAL IN 2013 COMPETITION
• NHL: STANLEY CUP FINALS START TONIGHT; DEVILS HOST KINGS

Today On Channel 5

• 2PM, DR. PHIL: HOMELESS MAN WITH TEEN MAMA DRAMA
• 3PM, JUDGE JUDY: NEIGHBORS FIGHT OVER DOG HAIR
• 4PM, DR. OZ: VIEWERS’ MOST OUTRAGEOUS QUESTIONS
• 5PM:  WATCH NEWS 5 AT 5

Memorial Day Planner Plus News To Know From Cincinnati’s News 5 Today. It’s Monday, May 28, 2012 #in May 28, 2012

Good morning. Hope your Memorial Day is off to a good start. Below you’ll find a list of events happening all around the Tri-State designed to honor men and women serving in the military. Wherever you end up today, if you’re outside – maybe watching a parade go by – be sure to drink lots of water. My family spent time outside yesterday and it was just supremely hot. I tend to enjoy hot air (shocker, I know!!), but it helps to have at least a slight breeze. That breeze was largely absent on Sunday. And it looks like more of the same today, so if you’re going to get your grub on at ‘Taste of Cincinnati’ be sure to take the proper steps to stay safe.

Had a chance on Friday to see Cirque du Soleil’s tribute to Michael Jackson at U.S. Bank Arena. While I’m not a huge M.J. fan I’ve grown to like many of his tunes well enough.. But that didn’t matter on Friday night. Watching the band play Michael’s songs in a ferocious style and watching the insanely talented Cirque performers do their thing was beyond incredible. I’m a fan! (I’m now wondering what the Cirque crew could do to a soundtrack of Rolling Stones songs. Seriously.)

On that note it’s time to post today’s rundown of stories we’re following for you on-air and online at wlwt.com.. Make today a good day.

Weather

• 11:00AM 84 SUNNY
• 2:00PM 89 SUNNY
• 5:00PM 88 PARTLY CLOUDY
• ANOTHER HOT AND HUMID DAY TO FINISH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.  HIGHS TODAY WILL BE NEAR 90 WITH A HEAT INDEX OF 95-98
• SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE LIKELY TUESDAY.  COOLER AIR ARRIVES BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK

Local News

• MADISONVILLE: FIRE TRUCK & PIZZA DELIVERY DRIVER CRASH.  CRASH HAPPENED SUNDAY NIGHT ON ERIE AVE AT MURRAY ROAD.  POLICE SAY FIRE TRUCK WAS HEADING TO AN EMERGENCY WHEN IT HIT THE CAR
• MARQUITA BURCH CHARGED IN CONNECTION TO DEATH OF 1-YEAR-OLD BOY.  POLICE SAY BURCH LED DETECTIVES TO CHILD’S BODY ON SATURDAY
• EAST PRICE HILL MOM CHARGED W/ LEAVING 3 KIDS HOME ALONE
• WESTWOOD: POLICE LOOKING FOR TEENS WHO ROBBED GROCERY
• TODAY: 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF BEVERLY HILLS SUPPER CLUB FIRE.  165 PEOPLE DIED WHEN CLUB BURNED IN SOUTHGATE IN NKY
• TODAY’S BUTTERFLY SHOW PROCEEDS HELP CINCINNATI FIREFIGHTERS.  SHOW AT KROHN CONSERVATORY IS OPEN TODAY FROM 10AM – 5PM.  PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT CINCY FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL PARK
• ‘TASTE OF CINCINNATI’ CONTINUES TODAY; NOON TO 9PM.  ‘TASTE’ COVERS 6 BLOCKS OF 5TH ST FROM RACE TO BROADWAY.  ‘TASTE’ FEATURES FOOD FROM MORE THAN 40 RESTAURANTS
• ANNUAL HUNGER WALK & 5K RUN STARTS AT 9:00AM; SAWYER POINT; EVENT HELPS NONPROFITS FEED AREA FAMILIES IN NEED.  TODAY’S WALK IS PRESENTED BY THE FREESTORE FOODBANK & KRAFT FOODS
• NO GARBAGE COLLECTION IN CINCY DUE TO HOLIDAY TODAY.  MONDAY’S CUSTOMERS WILL HAVE GARBAGE COLLECTED TUESDAY.  TRASH PICKUP FOR ALL CUSTOMERS IN CINCY WILL BE DELAYED BY ONE DAY THIS WEEK.  NORMAL COLLECTION RESUMES ONE WEEK FROM TODAY

Memorial Day Events

• WWII VET WILL LEAD AMERICAN LEGION MARCHING BAND TODAY.  POST 69 BAND WILL PERFORM FOR 67TH STRAIGHT YEAR IN READING’S PARADE STARTING THIS MORNING AT 9AM
• FLORENCE, KY: PARADE STARTS AT 10AM AT BOONE CO HIGH SCHOOL.  PROGRAM FOLLOWS AT 11AM AT VETERANS MEMORIAL, FLORENCE GOVT CENTER
• MILFORD: PARADE STARTS AT 9:30AM AT AMERICAN LEGION POST 450. REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY FOLLOWS AT ST. ANDREW CEMETERY
• SILVERTON: COMMUNITY PARADE STARTS AT 9:45AM AT SILVERTON TRAIN STATION
• NEWTOWN: PARADE STARTS AT 10AM AT MIAMI VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
• 83RD ANNUAL BELLEVUE-DAYTON PARADE STARTS AT 10:30AM
• WEST CHESTER: VFW POST 7696 PARADE STARTS AT 10AM; CEREMONY FOLLOWS AT BROOKSIDE CEMETERY FEATURING LAKOTA EAST & WEST BANDS
• CLIFTON: PARADE STARTS AT 10:30AM NEAR MCALPIN & MIDDLETON
• INDEPENDENCE: AMERICAN LEGION POST 275 PARADE STARTS AT 10:30AM.  A SALUTE TO MORE THAN 510 DECEASED NKY VETS WILL FOLLOW PARADE
• MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE AT WESLEYAN CEMETERY TODAY AT 1PM.  WESLEYAN CEMETERY, AT BLUE ROCK RD & COLERAIN AVE, IS THE FINAL RESTING PLACE FOR VETERANS DATING BACK TO THE CIVIL WAR
• MASON: PARADE STARTS AT CITY’S MUNICIPAL BUILDING AT 10AM; SERVICE BEFORE THE PARADE STARTED AT 8AM
• PARK HILLS: PARADE STARTS AT 11:30AM, HEADS NORTH ON DIXIE HWY
• COVINGTON: PARADE STARTS AT 2PM AT HOLMES HIGH SCHOOL; CEREMONY FOLLOWS AT LINDEN GROVE CEMETERY
• EVANSTON: PARADE STARTS AT 10AM AT ACADEMY OF WORLD LANGUAGES
• BATAVIA: PARADE STARTS AT 11:30AM, HEADS ALONG MAIN STREET
• VIGIL HONORING FALLEN WAR HEROES CONTINUES UNTIL 2PM TODAY IN UNION TWP

National/World News

• WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY AT TOMB OF THE UNKNOWNS.  50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE START OF VIETNAM WAR BEING RECOGNIZED TODAY.  PRES. OBAMA WILL COMMENT ON START OF THE VIETNAM WAR THIS AFTERNOON
• BERYL MAY CAUSE FLOODING IN SOUTHEASTERN U.S.; TROPICAL STORM IS DUMPING RAIN ON FLORIDA AND GEORGIA
• NEW DELHI, INDIA: POST-WEDDING ROAD ACCIDENT KILLS 27
• U.N. CONDEMNS MASSACRE OF MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE IN SYRIA
• ACTIVISTS SAY MORE GOVT BOMBS HAVE KILLED MORE PEOPLE
• NEWBERRY, MI: FIREFIGHTERS ARE BATTLING WILDFIRE.  31 SQUARE MILES HAVE BURNED IN MICHIGAN’S UPPER PENINSULA
• NEW MEXICO: WILDFIRE IN NATIONAL FOREST HAS BURNED 191 SQUARD MILES
• PAKISTAN: 5 SUSPECTED MILITANTS KILLED BY U.S. MISSILES
• POLITICAL WORLD ABUZZ ABOUT ‘MICROTARGETING’ ADS.  TARGETED ADS FOR CANDIDATES COULD APPEAR ON FACEBOOK PAGES

Business News

• WALL STREET IS CLOSED FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY
• ASIAN MARKETS FINISHED HIGHER IN OVERNIGHT TRADING
• MARKETS IN EUROPE MOVING HIGHER IN TRADING SO FAR
• BENCHMARK CRUDE TRADING IN THE $91 PER BARREL RANGE

Sports News

• MLB: ROCKIES 5 REEDS 7 (W: LATOS)    
• SUNDAY’S GAME SETS RECORD: 9 HOMERS AT GABP    
• REDS HOME RUNS: VOTTO, BRUCE, PHILLIPS & FRAZIER
• NL CENTRAL: REDS (27-20) HAVE 1.5 GAME LEAD OVER CARDS
• NEXT: REDS AT PIRATES THIS AFTERNOON; 1:35PM
• MLB: INDIANS 6 WHITE SOX 12 (L: JIMENEZ)
• NBA: THUNDER 98 SPURS 101; SAN ANTONIO LEADS SERIES 1-0
• DARIO FRANCHITTI WINS 3RD INDY 500 RACE ON SUNDAY
• NASCAR: KASEY KAHNE WINS COCA-COLA 600 IN CHARLOTTE.  KAHNE IS 9TH DRIVER TO WIN A SPRINT CUP RACE THIS YEAR
• TENNIS: ANDY RODDICK BEATEN ON 1ST DAY OF FRENCH OPEN.  RODDICK TRUMPED BY 88TH-RANKED NICOLAS MAHUT
• PGA: ZACH JOHNSON WINS COLONIAL BY ONE STROKE OVER JASON DUFNER
• ROGER CHAPMAN WINS SENIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

Today On Channel 5

• 2PM, DR. PHIL: BANK CUSTOMER TURNS INTO A HERO
• 3PM, JUDGE JUDY: MAN DENIES CUTTING EX’S EMERG. BRAKE
• 4PM, DR. OZ: BURNING FAT WHILE EATING
• 5PM: WATCH NEWS 5 AT 5

Memorial Day Is Almost Here.. Plus News To Know From Cincinnati’s News 5 Today. It’s Friday, May 25, 2012 #in May 25, 2012

Have a great and poignant Memorial Day weekend everyone. I sure hope you have a chance to thank a veteran or at least reflect on all the brave men and women of our military do to protect the United States.

I’m sorting through parade times/dates for Monday morning’s newscast, so I don’t have any time to post right now.. Hope you’ll stop by next week to see what’s going on!

Here’s a quick look at some of the stories we’re following for you on-air and online at wlwt.com..

Local News

• 15-YR-OLD SHOT WHILE RIDING HIS BIKE IN SOUTH CUMMINSVILLE.  SOMEONE SHOOTING AT CARS HIT THE TEEN IN THE LEG
• AVONDALE: SHOOTING NEAR BLAIR AVE UNDER INVESTIGATION
• POLICE CHARGE 2 BROTHERS W/ STEALING FROM MADEIRA WORLD WAR II VETERAN.  POLICE RECOVERED COINS & WEDDING RING STOLEN FROM THE VETERAN
• CINCINNATI POLICE ARREST TOLEDO MURDER SUSPECT OVERNIGHT
• ‘SPRAYGROUND’ OPENS TODAY IN NORTH FAIRMOUNT.  OTHER ‘SPRAYGROUNDS’ IN CINCY WILL OPEN THIS WEEKEND.  CITY POOLS OPEN A WEEK FROM MONDAY
• SAWYER POINT HOSTS MAD LOVE MUSIC FEST THIS WEEKEND.  MORE THAN 35 ACTS WILL PERFORM ON TWO STAGES
• ‘TASTE OF CINCINNATI’ STARTS TOMORROW; NOON TO MIDNIGHT.  ‘TASTE’ COVERS 6 BLOCKS OF 5TH ST FROM RACE TO BROADWAY.  ROADS WILL BE CLOSED DOWNTOWN STARTING TONIGHT AT 6.  ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO PARK DOWNTOWN FOR REDS GAME
• KINGS ISLAND’S NEW SOAK CITY OPENS ON SATURDAY AT 11AM
• CONEY ISLAND’S SUNLITE POOL OPENS SATURDAY AT 10AM

National/World News

• PRIVATE SPACE CAPSULE DOCKING W/ INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION; CAPSULE MAKING HISTORY AS THE FIRST COMMERCIAL DELIVERY TRUCK IN ORBIT
• MAN CONFESSES TO 1979 MURDER OF MISSING BOY.  ETAN PATZ WAS 6-YRS-OLD WHEN HE TAKEN FROM NYC BUS STOP.  PEDRO HERNANDEZ SAYS HE LURED PATZ AWAY & KILLED HIM
• CHARDON, OH: 17-YEAR-OLD T.J. LANE WILL BE TRIED AS AN ADULT.  POLICE SAY LANE KILLED 3 AT CLEVELAND-AREA HIGH SCHOOL
• HURRICANE WARNING ISSUED FOR MEXICO’S PACIFIC COAST.  BUD, A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE, IS CHURNING JUST SOUTH OF PUERTO VALLARTA
• EARTHQUAKE IN CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND; NO DAMAGE REPORTED.  CHRISTCHURCH WAS HIT BY A QUAKE LAST YEAR; 185 PEOPLE WERE KILLED
• TRIPLE A PREDICTS MEMORIAL DAY TRAVEL WILL JUMP 1.2 PERCENT OVER LAST YEAR
• MORE CLIMBERS TAKING ON MT EVEREST DESPITE RECENT DEATHS.  4 CLIMBERS DIED ON EVEREST LAST WEEKEND
• ELTON JOHN CANCELS 3 SHOWS IN LAS VEGAS, CITING RESPIRATORY INFECTION

Business News

• THURSDAY ON WALL ST: DOW +33.60 (12,529) NASDAQ -10.74 (2,839) S&P +1.82 (1,320)
• ASIAN MARKETS FINISH MIXED IN OVERNIGHT TRADING
• MARKETS IN EUROPE MOSTLY HIGHER IN TRADING SO FAR (as of 11:15 a.m.)
• BENCHMARK CRUDE TRADING IN THE $91 PER BARREL RANGE.  CRUDE HAS FALLEN 15 PERCENT DURING THE LAST 3 WEEKS
• SOURCES: FACEBOOK IS CONSIDERING MOVING FROM THE NASDAQ TO THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

Sports News

• MLB: BRAVES 6 REDS 3 (W: BAILEY)    
• DEVIN MESORACO HITS FIRST CAREER GRAND SLAM    
• REDS FIRST 4-GAME SWEEP OF BRAVES IN CINCY SINCE 1980    
• HOMER BAILEY’S LINE: 4 HITS, 6K’S, 2 EARNED RUNS
• NL CENTRAL: REDS (25-19) HAVE HALF-GAME LEAD OVER CARDS     NEXT: REDS PLAY ROCKIES AT GABP TONIGHT; 7:10PM
• MLB: TIGERS 1 INDIANS 2 (W: MASTERSON). INDIANS SWEEP DETROIT, LEAD AL CENTRAL BY 3.5 GAMES
• NBA PLAYOFFS: HEAT 105 PACERS 93; MIAMI WINS SERIES.  HEAT WILL PLAY WINNER OF BOSTON-PHILLY SERIES
• LEBRON JAMES LEADING VOTE-GETTER FOR ALL-NBA TEAM.  KOBE BRYANT EARNS 10TH 1ST TEAM SELECTION
• OHIO STATE’S AD IS LOOKING INTO 12 ‘MINOR’ NCAA VIOLATIONS.  LATEST NEWS FOLLOWS REPORTS OF 46 ‘MINOR’ OFFENSES
• INDY 500 OFFICIALS CAUTION FANS ABOUT SUNDAY’S FORECAST.  RACE DAY TEMPS COULD REACH 95 DEGREES IN THE STANDS
• SUSIE WHELDON ACCEPTS LATE HUSBAND’S INDY 500 RING.  DAN WHELDON WON LAST YR’S RACE BEFORE DYING IN ACCIDENT
• HORSE RACING: TRAINER OF ‘I’LL HAVE ANOTHER’ SUSPENDED.  SUSPENSION STEMS FROM QUESTIONABLE PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING CARBON DIOXIDE USE.  SUSPENSION STARTS AFTER THE BELMONT STAKES
• PGA: ZACH JOHNSON LEADS CROWN PLAZA INVITATIONAL
• ROGER CHAPMAN LEADS SENIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

Today On Channel 5

• 2PM, DR. PHIL: PSYCHIC ABILITIES PUT TO THE TEST
• 3PM, JUDGE JUDY: WOMAN KIDNAPS HER CHILD
• 4PM, DR. OZ: BLAST FAT, PREVENT CANCER & FIGHT AGING
• 5PM: WATCH NEWS 5 AT 5

Funny Kid Tale & Your Food At GABP Plus News To Know From Cincinnati’s News 5 Today. It’s May 23, 2012 #in May 23, 2012

Hello on this Wednesday. Trying to keep the train moving forward as the broadcasting day (at least for us pre-dawn risers) nears an end!

Just updated some stuff on Linkedin and planned my next ‘Todd Tries It’ shoot.

Speaking of, did you happen to catch the segment that just aired on Monday? It’s about food and drinks you can take into Great American Ballpark during a Reds game. While there are some restrictions (obviously no alcohol, and drinks have to be in sealed bottles) it’s still a pretty cool way to save money after forking over plenty of cash for tickets. If you’re interested you can see the story by following this link: http://www.wlwt.com/video/31096610/detail.html

Yesterday afternoon I was playing with my boys, Thomas and Joseph. Thomas looked at me and asked if I remembered when we visited Joseph, who’s now 10-months-old, at the hospital (when he was a preemie).. Of course I said yes.. Then Thomas asked if we could take him back!! I about fell over laughing. No, I said, he’s your brother – and you love him. Joseph was naturally oblivious, trying to eat one of Thomas’ toys. Kids are too funny!

Happy to report that the little garden at our house is now filled with some tomato plants, pepper plants and carrot, spinach and okra seedlings. Now I just need to water ’em and try to keep Thomas and his monster trucks out of the dirt 😉

On the agenda for the next couple days.. Taking Jesse to see Cirque du Soleil’s “Immortal World Tour” featuring the music of Michael Jackson (my wife’s always been a big fan of Michael Jackson’s songs) and then on Saturday I’ll be a presenter at the annual Cappies Gala, an event honoring terrific theater performances by high school students. Should be a fun few days.

Now that you’ve ingested that random rundown of what’s going on in my world here’s a look at some of the stories we’re following for you on-air and online at wlwt.com (as of 11:01 a.m.)..

Local News

• DEVELOPING STORY: ONE PERSON DIED OVERNIGHT IN NORTH COLLEGE HILL FIRE; 3 PEOPLE WERE INJURED.  FIRE HAPPENED IN AN APARTMENT BUILDING AT GALBRAITH & KLEINDALE.  TWO CHILDREN & ONE ADULT JUMPED FROM 2ND STORY WINDOW, BUT ANOTHER ADULT DID NOT SURVIVE.  INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE
• KY ELECTION RESULTS: MITT ROMNEY WINS GOP PRES. PRIMARY; ROMNEY 1ST W/ 71 PERCENT; RON PAUL 2ND W/ 13 PERCENT
• PRES. OBAMA WINS DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY W/ 58 PERCENT OF VOTE; REMAINDER OF VOTES ON DEMOCRATIC SIDE WERE UNCOMMITTED
• NKY 4TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: THOMAS MASSIE WINS GOP PRIMARY.  MASSIE WAS FOLLOWED BY ALECIA WEBB-EDGINGTON AND GARY MOORE.  MASSIE WILL FACE DEMOCRAT WILLIAM ADKINS IN NOV.
• JURY DELIBERATIONS CONTINUE IN LOINELL DANGERFIELD CASE.  DANGERFIELD IS ACCUSED OF KILLING A 3-MONTH-OLD GIRL
• FORMER TRI-STATE TEACHER DUE IN COURT THIS AFTERNOON ON SEX ABUSE CHARGE
• MT AUBURN: POLICE FIND TWO 4-FOOT ALLIGATORS DURING ARREST.  POLICE FOUND GATORS WHILE ARRESTING LAVON MCCANTS ON DRUG CHARGES
• HORSESHOE CASINO WILL HOST INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES INTERESTED IN PROVIDING GOODS & SERVICES.  TODAY’S SESSION: BELL EVENTS CTR, READING RD; 6PM – 8PM; THURSDAY’S SESSION: GABP STARTING AT 9AM
• TONIGHT’S PARTY IN THE PARK WILL FEATURE A ZIP LINE.  PARTY GETS STARTED AT 5PM; THE BAND ‘CORE’ WILL PERFORM
• OHIO SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS STATE BAN ON SMOKING IN WORKPLACES AFTER BAR OWNER’S CHALLENGE

National/World News

• ATLANTIC CITY: WOMAN CHARGED IN DEATHS OF 2 TOURISTS.  CANADIAN TOURISTS WERE STABBED OUTSIDE BALLY’S CASINO
• JET DIVERTED TO MAINE DUE TO SUSPICIOUS PASSENGER.  PASSENGER GAVE NOTE TO FLIGHT ATTENDANT SAYING SHE HAD A SURGICALLY IMPLANTED DEVICE INSIDE HER
• NEW DELHI, INDIA: BUS CRASHES INTO RIVER; 26 DEAD
• FORMER FIRST LADY NANCY REAGAN, 90,  RECOVERING FROM FALL
• SENTENCING SET FOR NY BRIDE WHO FAKED CANCER.  JESSICA VEGA USED MONEY FOR A CARIBBEAN HONEYMOON
• EGYPT: 2-DAY PRESIDENTIAL VOTE STARTS TODAY; FIRST FREE ELECTION SINCE HOSNI MUBARAK’S OUSTER

Sports News

• MLB: BRAVES 3 REDS 4 (W: LATOS)    
• BRANDON PHILLIPS: 2 HOME RUNS & 3 RBI’S    
• LATOS: 5 HITS, 2 RUNS, 8 STRIKEOUTS IN 7 INNINGS    
• AROLDIS CHAPMAN GETS THE SAVE, ONE DAY AFTER BEING ACCUSED OF SPEEDING & DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE
• NL CENTRAL REDS (23-19) ARE A HALF-GAME BEHIND CARDS
• NEXT: REDS & BRAVES BATTLE AGAIN AT GABP; 7:10PM
• NBA PLAYOFFS: PACERS 83 HEAT 115; MIAMI LEADS 3-2; HEAT SHOOT FRANCHISE-RECORD 61 PERCENT IN WIN
• NHL: L.A. KINGS ADVANCE TO STANLEY CUP FINALS; KINGS FIRST TRIP TO THE FINALS IN 19 YEARS.  KINGS WILL PLAY WINNER OF RANGERS-DEVILS SERIES
• NASCAR: TOYOTA WILL USE RE-DESIGNED CAMRY DURING 2013 SPRINT CUP SEASON.  TOYOTA IS STICKING W/ CAMRY MODEL WHICH IS BUILT IN KENTUCKY & INDIANA

Today On Channel 5

• 2PM, DR. PHIL: HELPING VICTIMS OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
• 3PM, JUDGE JUDY: FIGHT OVER MAN’S FUNERAL EXPENSES
• 4PM, DR. OZ: BIG WEIGHT-LOSS SECRETS & A $1M WINNER
• 5PM: WATCH NEWS 5 AT 5

Pink Floyd & Water’s Cincy Moment Of Zen + News To Consider On This Monday, May 21, 2012 #in May 21, 2012

Hi on this Monday. Couple notes from the weekend..

Starting backwards, I fell asleep last night to a pretty cool story on “60 Minutes” about Roger Waters who’s currently presenting Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’ on tour. I’ve always found the internal dynamics of Pink Floyd to be fascinating, so I was interested to hear Waters describe how humbling it was after he left the band to play a show at a small theater in Cincinnati before 1,500 fans while the remaining members of Floyd were playing a sold-out show at Riverfront Stadium. For an artist who has always seemed to have an enormous ego it was a revealing moment, one that makes me appreciate the turbulence surrounding Floyd’s sonic sound even more. Watch the story here: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57437574/roger-waters-rebuilds-pink-floyds-the-wall/?tag=contentMain;cbsCarousel

If you have 5 minutes and want to feel both hopeful and concerned (fun combination, right?) read Thomas Friedman’s latest op-ed piece in the NYTimes: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/20/opinion/sunday/friedman-do-you-want-the-good-news-first.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=general. Is there a better American sage than Thomas Friedman?

On Saturday I missed the Preakness because I was outside with my son, Thomas (a much more important event, mind you). Wow. What a race! Based on the finish and the fact that ‘I’ll Have Another’ was surging late I’m thinking he might really have a chance to break the Triple Crown drought. The Belmont will be big fun for sure.

It was a birthday weekend in my house, so that was cool. And speaking of Thomas, he’s about to celebrate a birthday, too. And not too long after that it’ll be Joseph’s turn. We need one giant birthday candle smack-dab in the middle of our living room!!

I caught bits and pieces of SNL on Saturday night – after a nice dinner out with friends at a tasty new pizza place in Newport. We stumbled on Strong’s Brick Over Pizzeria (not far from the Levee) while waiting to see a friend’s band at a nearby bar. We had a pizza with vodka sauce, and it was dang good. Thumbs up.. But I digress.. I mentioned Saturday Night Live because Mick Jagger was very funny as host and because it was Kristen Wiig’s last performance as a cast member. She’s been in so many funny skits. Her ‘Gilly’ character has provided many, many laughs for Lisa and me. Definitely going to miss her.

On that I realize I’m now rambling 😉 So let me leave you with a quick look at some of the stories we’re following for you on-air and online at wlwt.com..

Local News

• BEN-GAL CHEERLEADER SARA JONES DUE IN COURT TODAY
• CONVICTED CHILD KILLER THOMAS HUGE SENTENCED TO 23 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON
• CINCINNATI POLICE MAKE MURDER ARREST OVERNIGHT. CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS ALLEGEDLY SHOT MAN IN WINTON HILLS
• CLERCO: FIRE DESTROYS BARN ONCE USED BY CHAMPION BOXER. BARN OWNER SAYS EZZARD CHARLES ONCE TRAINED THERE
• OVER-THE-RHINE: STILL NO SUSPECT AFTER MAN WAS SHOT ON CORWINE STREET

National/World News

• YEMEN: AL-QAIDA SHOOTS U.S. COAST GUARD TEAM; 1 INJURED
• YEMEN: DEATH TOLL CAUSED BY SUICIDE BOMBING AT PARADE RISES TO 96
• MISSISSIPPI PRISON RIOT LEAVES 1 GUARD DEAD, 16 PRISON WORKERS AND 3 INMATES INJURED
• 45 ARRESTED IN NATO PROTESTS IN CHICAGO. FOUR POLICE OFFICERS INJURED IN CLASH W/ PROTESTORS
• TROPICAL STROM ALBERTO WEAKENS OFF SC, GA COASTS. STORM NOT EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL
• BEE GEE ROBIN GIBB DIES AT AGE 62. GIBB FOUGHT LONG BATTLE WITH CANCER
• ASIA, WESTERN U.S. ENJOY ‘RING OF FIRE’ ECLIPSE
• NC: JURY BACK AT WORK IN JOHN EDWARDS CAMPAIGN TRIAL
• HALF OF OVERWEIGHT U.S. TEENS AT RISK FOR HEART DISEASE. DIABETES RATE AMONG TEENS RISES, FROM 9 TO 21 PERCENT

Business News

• ASIAN MARKETS FINISH MIXED OVERNIGHT, TREND HIGHER
• MARKETS IN EUROPE MOSTLY HIGHER IN TRADING SO FAR (as of 10:51 a.m.)
• BENCHMARK CRUDE TRADING IN THE $92 PER BARREL RANGE
• OHIO GAS PRICES UP SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.  AVERAGE GAS PRICE IN OHIO IS $3.66, UP 3 CENTS OVER LAST WK. OHIO STILL BELOW NATION AVERAGE OF $3.69

Sports News

• MLB: REDS 5 YANKEES 2 (W: CUETO)    
• RYAN LUDWICK: 3 FOR 5 W/ HOMER & 3 RBI’S    
• JOHNNY CUETO GAVE UP 2 RUNS W/ 5 K’S IN 7 INNINGS    
• AROLDIS CHAPMAN EARNS FIRST SAVE OF THE SEASON
• NL CENTRAL: REDS (21-19) ARE HALF-GAME BEHIND CARDS. NEXT: REDS HOST THE BRAVES TONIGHT AT GABP; 7:10PM
• MLB: MARLINS 5 INDIANS 3 (L: LOWE)
• ST. LOUIS CARDINALS LANCE BERKMAN ON DL; WILL HAVE MRI ON RIGHT KNEE
• BABE RUTH’S 1920 YANKEES JERSEY GETS $4.4M AT AUCTION
• NBA PLAYOFFS: HEAT 101 PACERS 93; SERIES IS TIED 2-2; LEBRON JAMES & D. WADE COMBINED FOR 70 POINTS
• NBA: SPURS 102 CLIPPERS 99; SAN ANTONIO WINS SERIES
• PGA: JASON DUFNER WINS BYRON NELSON; 2ND WIN IN 3 WEEK
• IOWA: RICKY STENHOUSE JR WINS SUNDAY’S NATIONWIDE RACE
• TENNIS: RAFAEL NADAL DEFEATS TOP-RANKED NOVAK DJOKOVIC TO WIN THE ITALIAN OPEN FOR A RECORD 6TH TIME; NADAL BEAT DJOKOVIC 7-5, 6-3

Today On Channel 5

• 2PM, DR. PHIL: MURDER IN THE HAMPTONS
• 3PM, JUDGE JUDY: DID TEEN BUY STOLEN STUFF?
• 4PM, DR. OZ: HOUSEWIFE SPEAKS TO THE DEAD
• 5PM: WATCH NEWS 5 AT 5

Bono + Facebook = Billionaire?! Plus Park Coolness & News To Know From Cincy’s News 5 Today. It’s Friday, May 18, 2012 #in May 18, 2012

It’s Friday, and I’m pumped.. about Cincinnati’s newest addition to the Riverfront, Smale Park. Tonight is ribbon cutting for phase 1 of the park that traces the Ohio River from Paul Brown Stadium to the Montgomery Inn Boathouse. I attended a kick-off event for the park last fall,  and I was definitely impressed by the park’s design and by the passion of the city’s park leader, Willie Carden. I’m sure this is a big, big weekend for him. After years of wondering what would become of Cincinnati’s side of the river things are really starting to happen. Here’s a link to the park’s homepage: http://www.mysmaleriverfrontpark.org/. Alison did a live shot this morning from a portion of the park featuring dancing water fountains. It was very cool.

On a sad note.. While not a big fan I hated to learn that Donna Summer passed away yesterday. She was only 63 when she lost her battle with cancer. What a punch in the gut.. Summer’s song “She Works Hard For The Money” is one of those songs that was emblazoned on my brain when I was a young teenager. It was played on the radio nonstop, back in the days when I listened to the radio nonstop! A powerful song sung by a beautiful woman with a powerful voice. It’s hard to believe that she’s no longer with us.

The weekend is almost here. Hope you have big plans. I’m looking forward to catching up on paperwork (exciting, I know).. and then checking out a friend’s band tomorrow night. Hopefully Jesse and I will fit some good in between and, of course, we’ll have tons of fun hangin’ with our two little boys. Lots of smiles from Joseph and plenty of big adventures with Thomas.

As I wrap up this pre-weekend post did you know U2’s Bono stands to become the richest rocker on earth thanks to Facebook’s IPO? I had zero clue until I heard Carl Quitanilla mention it on CNBC this (Friday) morning. Here’s a link to a story about Bono’s involvement with the social media giant on MTV’s website: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1685361/bono-facebook-stake-richest-rocker.jhtml

Now for a quick look at some of the stories we’re following for you on-air and online at wlwt.com (as of 11:10 on 5/18/12)..

Local News

• OHIO’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FELL TO 7.4 PERCENT IN APRIL, DOWN FROM 7.5 PERCENT IN MARCH.  RATE DROPS FOR 9TH MONTH IN A ROW
• ANDERSON TOWNSHIP FAMILY OF 6 FORCED FROM HOME BY MIDNIGHT FIRE; DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $100K
• SURVEILLANCE VIDEO COULD HELP SOLVE WEDNESDAY SHOOTING. VIDEO SHOWS MAN WHO SHOT TERRANCE BARNETT IN EVANSTON
• SEARCH IS ON FOR MAN WHO ATTACKED WOMEN IN OAKLEY AREA
• POLICE MAKE AN ARREST IN SPRINGDALE BANK ROBBERY
• MAN WHO STOLE URNS FROM CEMETERY SENTENCED TO 4 TO 6 WEEKS IN JAIL. ALAN SMITH TRIED TO SELL THE URNS AS SCRAP
• TRIAL CONTINUES FOR MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING BABY GIRL
• OFFICERS IN MOTORCYCLE CRASH IN SERIOUS CONDITION. OFFICERS WERE PREPARING FOR DOWNTOWN POLICE MEMORIAL
• CINCINNATI MAYOR MARK MALLORY KICKS OFF SAFE BOATING WEEK. WEEK DEDICATED TO WATER SAFETY STARTS ON SATURDAY
• 3-DAY MAIFEST STARTS AT 5PM IN COVINGTON’S MAINSTRASSE
• ‘I HEAR MUSIC IN THE AIR’ CONFERENCE STARTS TONIGHT
• MUSIC CONFERENCE AT ARONOFF FEATURES KIRK FRANKLIN
• CINCY’S RIVERFRONT: SMALE PARK RIBBON CUTTING IS TODAY

National/World News

• DOW JONES FELL AGAIN ON THURSDAY; 1TH LOSS IN 12 DAYS. DOW SHED 156 POINTS, CLOSED AT 12,442
• ASIAN MARKETS SINK IN OVERNIGHT TRADING. JAPAN’S NIKKEI INDEX FALLS NEARLY 3 PERCENT. MARKETS IN EUROPE DOWN IN EARLY TRADING
• FACEBOOK GOING PUBLIC; SOCIAL NETWORK VALUED AT $104 BILLION. INVESTORS CAN BUY STOCK IN FACEBOOK FOR 1ST TIME TODAY
• FUNERAL PLANS UNDERWAY FOR DONNA SUMMER. SUMMER, 63, DIED FROM CANCER ON THURSDAY
• CHILE: EARTHQUAKE STRIKES NEAR COAST, NOT FELT ON LAND
• REPORT: BIRD STRIKE CAUSED MARINE HELICOPTER CRASH. CAMP PENDLETON CRASH LAST YEAR KILLED 2 MARINES
• MANILA, PHILIPPINES: PROTESTS AGAINST LADY GAGA SHOW. GROUP SAYS GAGA SONG ‘JUDAS’ MOCKS CHRIST

Sports News

• MLB: REDS 4 METS 9 (L: ONDRUSEK)
• METS GO AHEAD ON DOUBLE BY DAVID WRIGHT IN THE 8TH; WRIGHT’S MAJOR LEAGUE LEADING AVERAGE IS NOW .411
• NL CENTRAL: REDS (19-18) ARE 2.5 GAMES BEHIND CARDS
• NEXT: REDS PLAY YANKS IN NY; ARROYO VS. PETTITE; 7:05PM
• MLB: MARINERS 5 INDIANS 6; 11 INNINGS (W: SMITH)
• NBA: CLIPPERS 88 SPURS 105; SAN ANTONIO LEADS SERIES 2-0
• NBA: HEAT 75 PACERS 94; INDIANA LEADS SERIES 2-1
• EXPERTS: 5 HORSES CAN BEAT DERBY CHAMP IN PREAKNESS. WATCH NBC’S PREAKNESS COVERAGE ON SAT.; 4:30PM – 6:30PM

Today On Channel 5

• 2PM, DR. PHIL: SEVERELY OVERWEIGHT YOUNG MAN SEEKS HELP
• 3PM, JUDGE JUDY: FAMILY FIGHTS OVER BORROWED CAR
• 4PM, DR. OZ: KEEPING FLAVOR WHILE CUTTING CALORIES
• 5PM: WATCH NEWS 5 AT 5

To Facebook Or Not To Facebook? Plus, News To Know From Cincinnati’s News 5 Today. It’s Thursday, May 17, 2012 #in May 17, 2012

Hi on this Thursday. Hope all goes well as we finally start approaching another weekend. It’s been one of those non-stop weeks in my world. Lots of meetings and running around. Spent yesterday at my local Wally World buying stuff for Monday morning’s ‘Todd Tries It’ segment. It’s all about food at Great American Ballpark. Hope you’ll be able to tune in (around 6:15 – or earlier and later.. that’d be even better!!)..

Speaking of the Reds, aside from Tuesday’s loss at Atlanta it’s nice that the current road trip is going well. Need to finish strong against the Mets this afternoon and then steam roll my wife’s favorite team (don’t ask), the New York Yankees. Remember, today’s first pitch is at 1:10. I  hope to catch the ends of the game after taking part in a meeting at a local nonprofit I’m involved with.

It’s been an interesting day in the business world. Unfortunately, the markets have been middling – after a run of crummy days. But I’m finding it hard to avoid coverage of tomorrow’s big Facebook IPO. I suppose I’m fascinated because I’ve never dipped my toes in the Facebook waters. I’ve long been tempted, but a variety of concerns just keep pushing me away. Is Facebook worth $100 billion or whatever its value is? Or is it just a passing fad which is what half of the participants in a recent AP-CNBC poll thought. I know the site’s 900 million users make a compelling case for a high value, but I know a lot of people who either don’t spend a lot of time on the social network site or who only browse their friends’ posts, not clicking on any ads, etc.

But again, it must be all about the audience that’s online. This is an interesting blurb from the AP story detailing the survey I mentioned above.

“Conversely, it’s the rare senior citizen on Facebook: Just 21 percent have an account. Half of baby boomers – the generation born in the years after World War II – have one. But most of the 56 percent of the country that’s on Facebook is young – two-thirds of Gen X’ers and a staggering 81 percent of people 18-35 use the social networking site.”

The fact that 81% of people 18 to 35 use Facebook is very appealing to investors. That’s such a key demographic and will probably make it hard to avoid the stock when it launches tomorrow.

But enough about a website I don’t use!! I have a meeting to attend, so I’ll leave you with a quick look at some of the stories we’re following for you on-air and online at wlwt.com..

Local News

• EXTRADITION LIKELY FOR SUSPECT IN INDIANA DEATH CASE. CHARLES STEPHENSON IS ACCUSED OF KILLING LEIGH JENNINGS. CURRENTLY STEPHENSON IS BEING HELD AT THE BOONE CO JAIL
• FAMILY OF 16-YR-OLD SHOT & KILLED BY OFFICER SUING POLICE. FED SUIT IMPLIES CINCY OFFICER TAMPERED W/ EVIDENCE
• THOMAS HUGE CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS 15-MO-OLD DAUGHTER. HUGE FACES 15 YRS TO LIFE DURING SENTENCING NEXT WEEK
• SYCAMORE TWP: MORE THAN 80 FIREFIGHTERS LAID OFF. CUTS INVOLVE 70 PART-TIME & 14 FULL-TIME FIREFIGHTERS. TRUSTEES SAY CUTS WILL SAVE MORE THAN $1 MILLION PER YEAR

National/World News

• CENSUS: MINORITIES NOW SURPASS WHITES IN U.S. CENSUS EXPECTS MAJOR CHANGES IN NATION’S RACIAL MAKEUP
• RFK JR.’S ESTRANGED WIFE FOUND DEAD IN NEW YORK. NO CAUSE ON MARY KENNEDY’S DEATH
• FUNK MUSICIAN CHUCK BROWN HAS DIED; HE WAS 75
• CROWN KING, AZ: WINDS TRIPLE SIZE OF WILDFIRES. 5,400 ACRES HAVE NOW BURNED IN ARIZONA WILDFIRES
• RUSSIAN-MADE SOYUZ CAPSULE DOCKS WITH SPACE STATION. ONE AMERICAN IS A MEMBER OF SOYUZ CREW

Business News

• WEDNESDAY ON WALL ST: DOW -33.45 (12,598) NASDAQ – 19.72 (2,874) S&P -5.86 (1,324)
• ASIAN MARKETS FINISH MOSTLY HIGHER OVERNIGHT
• MARKETS IN EUROPE LOWER IN EARLY TRADING
• BENCHMARK CRUDE IS TRADING IN THE $93 PER BARREL RANGE
• FACEBOOK IPO EXPECTED TO BE PRICED LATER TODAY
• STOCK LIKELY TO START TRADING ON NASDAQ TOMORROW
• FORD UNVEILS C-MAX MINIVAN HYBRID W/ $25,995 BASE PRICE
• DELTA SAYS COMPUTER GLITCH RAISED TICKET PRICES. HIGHER FARES MISTAKENLY CHARGED OVER LAST 3 WEEKS
• REPORT: FEWER U.S. HOMES FORECLOSED UPON IN APRIL

Sports News

• MLB: REDS 6 METS 3 (W: ARRENDONDO)
• TODD FRAZIER BELTS 2 HOMERS IN FRONT OF NY-AREA FAMILY
• REDS MIKE LEAKE: 1 EARNED RUN, 5 K’S IN 6 INNINGS
• METS CARRASCO DEMOTED AFTER BLOWING GAME IN THE 8TH; MOVE TO DUMP CARRASCO COMES 1 DAY AFTER CONTROVERSY; CARRASCO WAS TOSSED BY UMPS AFTER HITTING BREWERS RYAN BRAUN
• NL CENTRAL: REDS (19-17) ARE 2.5 GAMES BEHIND CARDS. NEXT: REDS & METS PLAY THIS AFTERNOON; 1:10PM
• MLB: MARINERS 3 INDIANS 9 (W: JIMENEZ)
• NBA: LAKERS 75 THUNDER 77; OK CITY LEADS SERIES 2-1
• NBA: CELTICS 107 76ERS 91; BOSTON LEADS SERIES 2-1
• BODEMEISTER 8-5 MORNING LINE FAVORITE IN PREAKNESS. WATCH PREAKNESS ON SAT. ON NBC; 4:30PM – 6:30PM

Today On Channel 5

• 2PM, DR. PHIL: TEEN CONFUSED BY MOM’S BREAST IMPLANTS  
• 3PM, JUDGE JUDY: LAWSUIT OVER NEWBORN’S MODELING FEE
• 4PM, DR. OZ: QUESTIONS TOO EMBARRASSING FOR DOCTORS
• 5PM: WATCH NEWS 5 AT 5

News To Know From Cincinnati’s News 5 Today On This Sun & Dirt-Filled Wednesday! It’s May 16, 2012 #in May 16, 2012

Good late morning/early afternoon. A nice Wednesday taking shape in Cincinnati. Randi says a shower is possible in some parts of the area later today, but right now I’m seeing plenty of sunshine from my vantage point at Channel 5.

I’m going to head home and plant some tomatoes and zucchinis in a little garden patch I de-weeded over the weekend. Those weeds were pretty fierce! Thomas, my almost 4-year-old, wants me to plant some carrots, too.. Will do, of course.

So my afternoon should involve some sun and dirt – two things that are never bad for a person’s soul.

Once again I don’t have a lot of time to post, so I’ll leave you with a quick look at some of the stories we’re following for you on-air and online at wlwt.com..

Local News

• MAN PULLED FROM OHIO RIVER IN EARLY MAY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED.  HAMILTON COUNTY’S CORONER SAYS 20-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL DERGER WAS IDENTIFIED THROUGH DNA AND DENTAL RECORDS
• OSHA INVESTIGATING WOMAN’S DEATH AT NKY MINE.  OFFICIALS SAY ANGELA COMMONS DIED WHEN A HAULER FLIPPED AT STERLING MATERIALS IN GALLATIN CO.
• JURY DELIBERATIONS ENTER THIRD DAY IN THOMAS HUGE CASE.  HUGE IS ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS DAUGHTER IN 2010
• POLICE INVESTIGATING OVERNIGHT SHOOTING IN EVANSTON.  POLICE SAY 36-YR-OLD TERRANCE BARNETT WAS SHOT AFTER A FIGHT AT GAS STATION ENDED IN GUNFIRE
• CINCINNATI POLICE ALSO INVESTIGATING AN OVERNIGHT SHOOTING IN OVER-THE-RHINE.  VICTIM, 42-YEAR-OLD VINCENT PRICE WAS SHOT IN BOTH LEGS
• HOUSE FIRE UNDER INVESTIGATION ON LINCOLN AVE IN NORWOOD
• HILLSBORO’S MAYOR WILL HEAR FROM CONCERNED CITIZENS AGAIN TONIGHT.  MANY RESIDENTS ARE UPSET WITH PROPOSED CUTS TO THE CITY’S FIRE DEPT
• VILLA HILLS COUNCIL HAS FIRST MEETING SINCE REPORT ISSUED ON MAYOR.  REPORT SAYS MAYOR MIKE MARTIN MAY HAVE MISUSED POWER
• NKY: OFFICIALS CONSIDERING ADDING AUXILIARY LANES ON INTERSTATE 71-75.  MEETING ON AUXILIARY LANES IS TONIGHT; 6PM – 8PM AT FLORENCE CITY BLDG
• VP JOE BIDEN VISITING CITIES IN FAR EASTERN OHIO TODAY & TOMORROW
• STATEWIDE TEXTING BAN SENT TO OHIO GOVERNOR JOHN KASICH’S DESK

National/World News

• MITT ROMNEY WINS NEBRASKA AND OREGON PRIMARIES
• MAN BITTEN BY RATTLESNAKE AT WASHINGTON STATE WALMART.  BITE VICTIM RECOVERING, COULD HAVE PERMANENT DAMAGE
• GOVERNMENT GOES UNDERCOVER TO INVESTIGATE TSA.  CONGRESS WILL HEAR FROM INSPECTOR GENERAL TODAY ON TSA REPORT
• BLACK BOX FOUND FROM RUSSIAN JET CRASH IN INDONESIA
• MEDICAL REPORTS RELEASED ON GEORGE ZIMMERMAN.  ZIMMERMAN IS CHARGED IN TRAYVON MARTIN’S SHOOTING DEATH.  REPORT SAYS ZIMMERMAN HAD BLACK EYES, BROKEN NOSE & HEAD CUTS
• CROWN KING, AZ: STRONG WINDS FUEL WILD FIRES
• FL: POLICE UNSURE WHY WOMAN KILLED SELF, 4 KIDS

Business News

• TUESDAY ON WALL ST: DOW -63.35 (12,632) NASDAQ -8.82 (2,893) S&P -7.69 (1,330)
• ASIAN MARKETS PLUMMET DURING OVERNIGHT TRADING
• INVESTORS ON EDGE AFTER GREECE FAILS TO FORM NEW GOVT
• CHANCES RISING THAT GREECE COULD DEFAULT, LEAVE EURO
• EUROPEAN MARKETS MOSTLY LOWER IN EARLY TRADING
• BENCHMARK CRUDE TRADING IN THE $93 PER BARREL RANGE
• DEERE REPORTS RECORD-BREAKING 2ND QUARTER EARNINGS; MAKER OF JOHN DEERE EQUIPMENT IS RAISING ITS OUTLOOK FOR THE YEAR
• U.S. COMMERCE DEPARTMENT: U.S. BUILDERS BEGAN WORK ON MORE HOMES LAST MONTH, EVIDENCE THAT THE BATTERED HOUSING MARKET IS SLOWLY HEALING

Sports News

• MLB: REDS 2 BRAVES 6 (L: CUETO)     CUETO: 5 EARNED RUNS & 8 HITS IN 4 INNINGS     REDS SCORED 2 RUNS IN 7TH ON HITS BY RYAN HANIGAN & DREW STUBBS
• NL CENTRAL: REDS (18-17) ARE 2.5 GAMES BEHIND CARDS
• NEXT: REDS PLAY METS IN NEW YORK TONIGHT; 7:10PM
• MLB: INDIANS 5 TWINS 0 (W: LOWE)     38-YR-OLD DEREK LOWE PITCHES HIS 1ST SHUTOUT IN 7 YEARS
• NBA PLAYOFFS: PACERS 78 HEAT 75; SERIES TIED 1-1
• CLIPPERS 108 SPURS 92; SAN ANTONIO LEADS SERIES 1-0
• NBA: CAVALIERS KYRIE IRVING NAMED ROOKIE OF THE YEAR; IRVING FINISHES AHEAD OF RICKY RUBIO & KENNETH FARIED
• NBA: BULLS STAR DERRICK ROSE COULD MISS 8 MONTHS.  ROSE IS RECOVERING FROM KNEE SURGERY
• COLLEGE: VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH JOINING ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE IN JULY
• NASCAR: KURT BUSCH FINED $50K FOR RECKLESS DRIVING.  FINE FOR BUSCH STEMS FROM INCIDENT AT DARLINGTON

Today On Channel 5

• 2PM, DR. PHIL: FROM HOLLYWOOD HOPEFUL TO HEROIN ADDICT
• 3PM, JUDGE JUDY: QUESTIONS OVER PLASTIC SURGERY PAYMENT
• 4PM, DR. OZ: START LOOKING YOUNGER OVERNIGHT
• 5PM: WATCH NEWS 5 AT 5

News To Know From Cincinnati’s News 5 Today. It’s Tuesday, May 15, 2012 #in May 15, 2012

Hello on this Tuesday. I feel like I’ve been chasing my tail this morning and am now left with very little time to post. Don’t you hate when your head just swims and swims? Leaves me feeling a little soggy and foggy 😉

That being the case it’s likely just best that I leave you with a look at what’s making news on-air and online at wlwt.com (as of approx. 11:15am on Tuesday, 5/15/12)..

Local News

• ALERT: GIRL REPORTED MISSING IN CARROLLTON IN CARROLL COUNTY HAS BEEN FOUND.  GIRL WAS REPORTED MISSING LAST NIGHT.  AGAIN, 12-YR-OLD GIRL HAS BEEN FOUND IN CARROLL COUNTY
• PRIVATE FUNERAL SERVICE HAPPENING NOW FOR FALLEN MARINE.  SGT. J.P. HULING, A MOELLER GRAD, DIED IN AFGHANISTAN.  SGT. HULING WILL BE BURIED AT ARLINGTON NAT’L CEMETERY
• BUTLER CO: 17-YEAR-OLD & HIS PARENTS CHARGED IN CRASH.  PROSECUTOR SAYS TEEN’S PARENTS KNEW THEIR SON’S LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED.  CRASH VICTIM, DONALD HERBST, DIED 2 WEEKS AGO
• 25-YR-OLD MARVIN GATES SHOT & KILLED IN EVANSTON.  SHOOTING HAPPENED MONDAY ON ST LEGER PLACE; NO ARREST
• JURY DELIBERATIONS CONTINUE IN THOMAS HUGE MURDER CASE.  HUGE IS ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS CHILD IN SPRINGFIELD TWP
• RENOVATIONS AT CVG PROMPT CLOSURE OF TERMINAL 2.  CVG: AIRLINES NOW MIGRATING TO TERMINAL 3.  FLYERS SHOULD SEE MORE SHOPPING, DINING OPTIONS
• JOB FAIR TODAY AT RADISSON HOTEL IN COVINGTON; 10AM – 2PM

National/World News

• WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCES ALZHEIMER’S STRATEGY TODAY.  NATIONAL ALZHEIMER’S PLAN SETS 2025 DEADLINE TO FIND EFFECTIVE WAYS TO COMBAT THE MIND-DESTROYING DISEASE
• AMERICANS WEIGH-IN ON THE FUTURE OF FACEBOOK; SURVEY SHOWS HALF OF AMERICANS CALL FACEBOOK A FAD
• GREECE: TALKS TO FORM NEW GOVERNMENT ENTER 9TH DAY
• FRANCOIS HOLLANDE SWORN IN AS FRANCE’S NEW PRESIDENT
• GOP KILLS CIVIL UNIONS IN COLORADO SPECIAL SESSION
• WEST COAST GAS PRICES UP 16 CENTS FROM LAST WEEK; AVERAGE PRICE IN CALIFORNIA IS NOW $4.35 A GALLON
• RUSSIAN-MADE SOYUZ CRAFT DEPARTS FOR SPACE STATION; 1 AMERICAN ON BOARD.  SOYUZ WILL DOCK W/ SPACE STATION ON THURSDAY
• NORTHERN ARIZONA WILDFIRES PROMPT MORE EVACUATIONS; CROWN KING, AZ, IS UNDER MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER
• RON PAUL PULLS PLUG ON PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.  PAUL WILL TAKE A BREAK & RETURN TO CAPITOL HILL
• JOHN EDWARDS’ DAUGHTER EXPECTED TO TESTIFY FOR HER FATHER.  CATE EDWARDS COULD TAKE THE STAND TODAY

Business News

• WALL ST ON MONDAY: DOW -125..25 (12,695) NASDAQ -31.24 (2,902) S&P -15.04 (1,338)
• ASIAN MARKETS FINISH MIXED IN OVERNIGHT TRADING
• MARKETS IN EUROPE MIXED, TRYING TO MOVE HIGHER IN TRADING SO FAR
• GREECE’S ONGOING POLITICAL CRISIS IS RATTLING INVESTORS
• BENCHMARK CRUDE TRADING IN THE $95 PER BARREL RANGE
• CEO OF JPMORGAN CHASE FACES SHAREHOLDERS TODAY; ANNUAL MEETING COMES AFTER FIRM REPORTED A $2B TRADING LOSS
• FACEBOOK RAISES IPO PRICE RANGE TO $34-$38.  STOCK OFFERING WOULD VALUE FACEBOOK AT MORE THAN $100B

Sports News

• MLB: REDS 3 BRAVES 1 (W: ONDRUSEK)    
• BRANDON PHILLIPS DRIVES IN GO-AHEAD RUN IN THE 8TH    
• STARTER HOMER BAILEY: 6 HITS, 1 RUN IN 6-PLUS INNINGS
• NL CENTRAL: REDS (18-16) 1.5 GAMES BEHIND CARDS
• NEXT: REDS & BRAVES BATTLE AGAIN TONIGHT; 7:10PM
• MLB: INDIANS 5 TWINS 4 (W: SMITH)
• NBA: LAKERS 90 THUNDER 119; OK CITY LEADS SERIES 1-0
• NBA: 76ERS 82 CELTICS 81; SERIES IS TIED 1-1     PHILLY WINS 1ST PLAYOFF GAME IN BOSTON SINCE 1982
• NBA: MIAMI’S CHRIS BOSH OUT OF PLAYOFFS INDEFINITELY; BOSH INJURED ABDOMINAL MUSCLE IN GAME 1 WIN OVER PACERS
• COLLEGE HOOPS: OHIO STATE WILL PLAY DUKE NEXT SEASON & IU WILL HOST NORTH CAROLINA IN ACC-BIG 10 CHALLENGE
• SEAN WOODS INTRODUCED AS NEW COACH OF MOREHEAD STATE.  WOODS WAS A STAR PLAYER AT UK FROM 1989 TO ’92
• MINNESOTA: DEAL REACHED TO BUILD VIKINGS A $975M STADIUM

Today On Channel 5

• 2PM, DR. PHIL: WOMAN TRIES TO RECONCILE W/ HER SISTER
• 3PM, JUDGE JUDY: WOMAN WANTS DAD TO RETURN HER STUFF
• 4PM, DR. OZ: WAYS TO TAKE YEARS OFF YOUR LOOKS
• 5PM: WATCH NEWS 5 AT 5

O’Keefe’s Is Fine By Me. That, Plus It’s Almost Mom’s Day & Today’s News From Cincy’s News 5 Today. It’s Friday, May 11, 2012 #in May 11, 2012

Hello on this Friday. What a nice, nice day ahead of an important weekend for Moms everywhere. I definitely want to give a shout-out to my dear Mama. She’s been a rock for me for sure, and I’m grateful for that and grateful for her. She makes celebrating Mother’s Day especially worthwhile as does my wife, Jesse. She’s a great Mom to our boys and I’m grateful for that and grateful for her.

Speaking of parenting, et al, I wonder what you make of the current cover of Time magazine. I’m not posting a link b/c it might be a bit much for some people. Bottom line the cover of the latest edition shows a woman breast feeding her 3-year-old son. The story is about a concept called attachment parenting. As a parent of 2 little dudes I have to plead ignorance about many of the tenants of attachment parenting. I’m just all for whatever helps young people grow in healthy and respectful ways. The uproar about the magazine cover is that some consider it prurient and somewhat inconsistent with what the actual article is about, namely the doctor who pioneered the concept of attachment parenting. It’s been interesting to follow the debate, no question about that.

Moving on.. A quick (and this is just so pleasant to write about!!) update on my cracked, dry fingertips. I received some O’Keefe’s Working Hands in the mail a few days back, and I have to say I’m impressed. Might need to do a ‘Todd Tries It’ update at some point. Not sure I credit O’Keefe’s solely – since I’d tried several different remedies – but it’s helped smooth my rough skin out and provide nice relief. Here’s a shot of one of the containers I received.

 

Thumbs up so far! (Here’s a link to the original story: http://www.wlwt.com/video/30976737/detail.html)

By the way, this coming Monday’s ‘Todd Tries It’ will feature a so-called smartphone for dummies like me 😉 Be sure to tune in around 6:15.

In addition to Mom’s Day activities on Sunday the weekend is shaping up to be a nice one. Plenty of sunshine today and tomorrow means I should be able to do some serious work in the yard. The Reds are back home to battle the Nats and it’s Lakers-Nuggets, game 7, tomorrow night. Time to kick back and enjoy..

Now for a quick look at some of the stories we’re following for you on-air and online at wlwt.com..

Local News

• TFX: STRETCH OF WB COLUMBIA PKWY CLOSED NEAR DOWNTOWN.  WB COLUMBIA PKWY IS CLOSED BETWEEN MARTIN & 3RD ST.  ENGINEERS STILL STABILIZING HILLSIDE AFTER MUDSLIDES
• PERSON HIT BY CAR IN MADISONVILLE AT THE INTERSECTION OF BROTHERTON COURT & RED BANK EXPRESSWAY
• MT. AIRY MAN ARRESTED AFTER 7-YR-OLD GIRL WAS SHOT LAST NIGHT.  POLICE SAY CHILD WAS SHOT BY SIBLING WHO FOUND LOADED GUN
• ESCAPED INMATE ARLIE GILBERT CAPTURED IN WARREN CO. 
• 12-YR-OLD RUSHED TO HOSPITAL AFTER FALLING OFF MOVING CAR.  INCIDENT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT IN FOREST PARK.  WITNESSES SAY 3 KIDS JUMPED ONTO CAR, 1 BOY HIT HIS HEAD
• POLICE LOOKING FOR TEENS WHO ROBBED MAN IN MADISONVILLE.  ROBBERY HAPPENED IN APRIL AFTER MAN EXITED METRO BUS
• CINCINNATI POLICE REVIEWING DEPARTMENT’S TASER POLICY.   REVIEW FOLLOWS STUDY THAT SAYS TASERS CAN BE DEADLY
• HIGHWAY IN GRANT CO BEING NAMED IN HONOR OF FALLEN HERO.  HIGHWAY NAMED FOR JASON BISHOP WHO DIED IN IRAQ IN 2006.  BISHOP DIED PROTECTING PLATOON DURING SUICIDE ATTACK
• HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER VISITS HAMILTON TODAY.  BOEHNER WILL SPEAK TO BUSINESS OWNERS ABOUT CREATING JOBS
• MORRIS FURNITURE HOSTING JOB FAIR TODAY IN NKY AT FLORENCE HILTON UNTIL 7PM
• KINGS ISLAND OPENED FOR DAILY OPERATIONS TODAY AT 10AM.  SOAK CITY, NEW WATER PARK, DOESN’T OPEN UNTIL MAY 26

National/World News

• GEORGE CLOONEY’S FUNDRAISER IS RECORD BREAKER.  FUNDRAISER FOR PRES. OBAMA RAISES ABOUT $15 MILLION
• BODIES BEING RECOVERED FROM INDONESIAN PLANE CRASH SITE
• RUSSIAN JET CRASHED INTO CLIFF ON DEMO FLIGHT
• TENNESSEE SISTERS FOUND SAFE; KIDNAPPER DEAD
• POLICE IN MISSISSIPPI SAY ADAM MAYES KILLED HIMSELF
• SISTERS, 8 & 12, FOUND SAFE NEAR MAYES’ HOME IN MS
• JPMORGAN CHASE REPORTS TRADING LOSES OF $2 BILLION
• FDA PANEL BACKS FIRST PILL THAT BLOCKS HIV INFECTION.  PILL SHOWN TO HELP HEALTHY PEOPLE AVOID CONTRACTING HIV.  PILL CONSIDERED A LANDMARK ACHIEVEMNT IN 30-YR FIGHT AGAINST THE VIRUS THAT CAUSES AIDS

Sports News

• REDS WELCOME NATIONALS TO GABP TONIGHT; 7:10PM
• NL CENTRAL: REDS (16-14) ARE 3.5 GAMES BEHIND CARDS
• MLB: INDIANS 8 RED SOX 3 (W: LOWE)
• NBA PLAYOFFS: BULLS 78 76ERS 79; PHILLY WINS SERIES
• NBA: HAWKS 80 CELTICS 83; BOSTON WINS SERIES
• NBA: LAKERS 96 NUGGETS 113; DENVER FORCES GAME 7
• GAME 7 IS SATURDAY NIGHT AT L.A.’S STAPLES CENTER
• PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP: POULTER, M. LAIRD TIED FOR LEAD; TIGER MAY MISS CUT AFTER SHOOTING 1ST RD 2-OVER 74
• BENGALS AGREE TO TERMS W/ 2 5TH RD DRAFT PICKS.  CB SHAUN PRATER & SAFETY GEORGE ILOKA AGREE TO DEALS
• BENGALS ROOKIE MINICAMP STARTS TODAY
• WKU INTRODUCES TODD STEWART AS NEW DIR. OF ATHLETICS

Today On Channel 5

• 2PM, DR. PHIL: TRYING TO SAVE DRUG ADDICTED DAUGHTER
• 3PM, JUDGE JUDY: MAN SAYS CAR THIEF WRECKED HIS RIDE
• 4PM, DR. OZ: WOMEN LOSE WEIGHT W/OUT DIET, EXERCISE
• 5PM: WATCH NEWS 5 AT 5